| ALCOHOLICS | • alcoholics n. Plural of alcoholic. • alco-holics n. Plural of alco-holic. • ALCOHOLIC n. one addicted to alcohol. |
| ALCOHOLISE | • alcoholise v. Alternative spelling of alcoholize. • ALCOHOLISE v. to convert into or saturate with alcohol, also ALCOHOLIZE. |
| ALCOHOLISM | • alcoholism n. A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading… • alcoholism n. (Pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning. • ALCOHOLISM n. continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks. |
| CATCHPOLLS | • catchpolls n. Plural of catchpoll. • CATCHPOLL n. (historical) a sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt, also CATCHPOLE. |
| CHLORALISM | • chloralism n. (Medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral. • CHLORALISM n. a morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral. |
| CHLORALOSE | • chloralose n. An avicide and rodenticide, also used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anaesthetic and sedative. • CHLORALOSE n. a hypnotic drug used for anaesthetising animals in laboratory experiments. |
| CHLORELLAS | • chlorellas n. Plural of chlorella. • CHLORELLA n. a member of the genus Chlorella of green freshwater algae. |
| CHOIRSTALL | • choirstall n. A row of seats for the choir in a church. • CHOIRSTALL n. one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc. |
| ECHOLALIAS | • echolalias n. Plural of echolalia. • ECHOLALIA n. the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them. |
| GLASSCLOTH | • GLASSCLOTH n. a cloth for cleaning glass, which does not leave fibres behind. |
| HALOCLINES | • haloclines n. Plural of halocline. • HALOCLINE n. a vertical gradient in ocean salinity. |
| HELLACIOUS | • hellacious adj. Horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing. • hellacious adj. Nasty, repellent. • hellacious adj. (Slang) Remarkable, unbelievable, unusual. |
| LACCOLITHS | • laccoliths n. Plural of laccolith. • LACCOLITH n. a mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds, also LACCOLITE. |
| LITHOCLAST | • lithoclast n. A now obsolete surgical instrument for crushing stones in the bladder. • LITHOCLAST n. a stone breaker; a tool for breaking rocks. |
| PHOTOCALLS | • photocalls n. Plural of photocall. • PHOTOCALL n. an occasion when people at a formal event are asked to have their photograph taken together. |
| PLAYSCHOOL | • playschool n. A nursery school, kindergarten. • PLAYSCHOOL n. a nursery school or playgroup. |
| SAILCLOTHS | • sailcloths n. Plural of sailcloth. • SAILCLOTH n. duck or canvas used in making sails. |
| SHELLYCOAT | • SHELLYCOAT n. (Scots) a water goblin dressed in shells. |
| SHOCKSTALL | • shockstall n. Alternative form of shock stall. • shock-stall n. Alternative form of shock stall. • shock-stall v. Alternative form of shock stall. |